Fed to skip policy statement after strategy-focused meeting next year
Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said next year's strategy-focused meeting will not come with a traditional policy statement; format still unannounced, WSJ reports.
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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said next year's strategy-focused meeting will not come with a traditional policy statement; format still unannounced, WSJ reports.
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Fed Chair Kevin Warsh said inflation has barely moved toward the 2% target since May and that the central bank is still working on it. He gave no timeline.
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The Federal Reserve's post-meeting statement now describes U.S. economic activity as expanding at a “strong pace,” up from “solid,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
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The Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged as Lisa Cook and Beth Hammack dissented in favor of a hike, lifting the 10-year Treasury yield to 5.04%, per Market Talk.
2 sources · Market Talk
The Federal Open Market Committee left its benchmark rate at 3.75%-4.00% on Wednesday, as widely expected, according to Seeking Alpha.
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Gold futures fell 0.6% as oil rose on Middle East concerns, while traders wait for Fed guidance and PCE inflation and GDP data later this week.
2 sources · Market Talk
TradingView rounds up strategist views on positioning before the Fed's October meeting, covering rates, commodities, energy, healthcare and AI stocks.
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US new home sales slipped 0.6% to 676,000 in September, beating the 653,000 consensus, according to a Dow Jones Newswires report on the Census Bureau data.
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According to Reuters, the Richmond Fed services current conditions index rose to +2 in October, while its manufacturing composite held at -2.
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Market Talk: gold trades near $4,000 an ounce ahead of the Fed meeting as the dollar index rises to 102.15 and Treasury yields stay elevated.
2 sources · Market Talk
Reuters reports Thailand's car production fell 6.08% year on year in September to 120,319 units, per the Federation of Thai Industries, while exports rose 4.55%.
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Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics says the Fed should not raise rates at this week's meeting. He sees a growing list of economic risks, with a Fed misstep among them.
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Asian indexes diverged as markets weighed Anthropic's IPO filing before the Fed meeting, while oil fell on hopes of US-Iran diplomacy.
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The Dow Jones gained 350 points while Brent slipped 0.7%. Markets now await the Fed meeting and US consumer confidence data. Source: TradingView.
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The CBI expects its UK retail sales balance for November at -10, up from -37 in October. Source: TradingView, citing RTT News and dpa-AFX.
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Michigan's final October survey shows year-ahead inflation expectations at 4.7% and long-run at 3.5%, while consumer sentiment held near 48.0.
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Maharashtra expects to announce a chemicals sector policy in early November and is considering up to 5,000 acres for a chemicals park near Wadhavan port.
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Dow Jones summary: Fed funds target range 3.75-4.00%, SOFR at 3.90%, Freddie Mac 30-year mortgage rate at 7.32% as of October 23, 2026.
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Analysts expect the ECB and Fed to hold rates, while the Bank of Canada may stay on pause. Brent trades near $115 as bond yields come under pressure.
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US prosecutors charged two former senior FBI officials with lying to Congress about investigations into Hunter Biden, Reuters reported on Friday.
2 sources · Reuters